In His Talks with Habib El Malki, Speaker of Libyan House of Representatives Aguila Saleh Issa Lauds Efforts of HM the King in Facilitating Inter-Libyan Dialogue to Resolve Libyan Crisis

Speaker of House of Representatives Habib El Malki held talks, on Sunday, October 25^th, 2020, in Rabat, with Speaker of Libyan House of Representatives Aguila Saleh Issa, currently heading an important delegation in an official visit to Morocco.

At the start of the meeting, the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives lauded the efforts of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to reconcile points of view of Libyans and resolve the Libyan crisis. In this respect, he said, "We extend our heartfelt gratitude to His Majesty the King, and we rely a lot on Morocco to find a quick solution to the Libyan Crisis." He also noted that the efforts of the Kingdom of Morocco to facilitate an agreement between Libyans on sovereign positions, and the ceasefire that followed it affirm the central role of the Kingdom, and “we will not dispense of Morocco."

Mr. Aguila Saleh commended the strong brotherhood and friendship ties linking the Moroccan and Libyan peoples, calling for consolidating the economic and trade exchange between the two countries, particularly in infrastructure and the efforts to reconstruct Libya during the upcoming period.

For his part, the Speaker of the House of Representatives affirmed that Morocco, under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, is committed to positive impartiality to resolve the Libyan crisis, and aims to reconcile the points of view between the different parties without intruding into the internal affairs of Libya. He also highlighted that reinforcing security, stability, and peoples’ unity is one of Morocco's diplomatic policy pillars, adding that "our collective goal is for the Libyan people to regain their stability, security, and unity."

Mr. El Malki recalled the two parties' conclusion last July of memorandum of understanding that reflects the popular and political will to launch a consistent dialogue between the Moroccan House of Representatives and its Libyan counterpart, which "gave a new impetus to parliamentary diplomacy." In the same respect, he expressed the strong will to initiate the activity of the Morocco-Libya Parliamentary Friendship Group and to elevate the relations between the two legislative institutions towards further cooperation and solidarity.